Streptococcus mitis bv. 1 is a pioneer colonizer of the human oral cavity. Studies of its
population dynamics within parents and their infants and within neonates have shown extensive …

… Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 predominated, both in prevalence (89%) and proportion of oral
streptococci … sampled during the first year of life and the resulting streptococcal isolates were …

… life, and they can be easily accessed for sampling (1, 8, 12, 19, 27, 29, 34). Although true
commensals, many of the mitis group streptococci … mitis, in particular, is strikingly closely related …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to explore the physiological and antigenic diversity
of a large number of Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 isolates in order to begin to determine …

… Streptococcus mutans, the main pathogen of dental caries, may influence colonization by
these organisms during the first 1.5 year of life… (Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus mutans, …

… were found in all infants on every sampling occasion, Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 being the
… the oral streptococcal microflora, S. mitis biovar 1 (especially during the first year of life) and …

… α-Hemolytic streptococci represent a numerically significant … identified four phenotypes of
Streptococcus mitis biovar 1, a … ecological determinants for viridans streptococci. The purpose …

… Streptococci are the predominant species of oral flora during the 1st year of life, constituting
more than 90% of the total microflora in the first 48 hours. S. mutans was thought to colonize …

… Eight children were under one year old; the youngest ones were two girls who became ill
two days after a … mitis and the consequential development of life-threatening diseases. …

… Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 is a typical representative of the commensal microbiota of the
respiratory tract. It colonizes several surfaces in the oral cavity and pharynx after birth and is …